Vladimir Putin
Putin and Trump leave Zelenskyy in the dust, skipping peace talks in Turkey
Donald Trump (L) and Russia’s Vladimir Putin arrive to attend a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Yuri Kadobnov | Afp | Getty Images Hopes that Ukraine and Russia’s leaders would meet for peace talks in Turkey on Thursday were dashed as Kremlin leader Vladimir […]
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Chuck Schumer pauses Trump Justice Department nominees over Qatari jet
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other members of Senate Democratic leadership following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC May 6, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that he is putting a hold on Department of […]
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EU prepares new sanctions targeting Russia’s shadow fleet despite proposed Zelenskyy-Putin talks
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 1, 2023 Yves Herman | Reuters LONDON — European countries are preparing new sanctions on Russia despite a potential direct meeting for peace talks between Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, three sources told CNBC. Ambassadors […]
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Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine after three years of war
President of Russia Vladimir Putin and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam hold a signing ceremony following their meeting in Moscow, Russia on May 10, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in the Turkish […]
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Europe leaders, in Kyiv, turn up pressure on Russia over ceasefire
Ukraine and European leaders agreed on Saturday to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire on May 12 with the backing of U.S. President Donald Trump, threatening President Vladimir Putin with new “massive” sanctions if he failed to comply. The announcement was made by the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Ukraine after a meeting in Kyiv, […]
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Russia’s war in Ukraine ‘not going to end any time soon,’ JD Vance says
U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves as he boards Air Force Two on May 1, 2025 in Charleston, South Carolina. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. Vice President JD Vance has warned Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is not likely to come to an end “any time soon.” Speaking during an interview […]
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Putin announces 3-day ceasefire in May to mark 80 years since WW2 victory
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a nuclear submarine base March 26, 2025, in Murmansk, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies […]
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Rubio says the coming week is ‘very critical’ in Russia-Ukraine war negotiations
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media during a refueling stop at Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland, March 12, 2025, as he travels from talks with Ukraine in Saudi Arabia to attending a G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Canada. Saul Loeb | Via Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President […]
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Trump floats tougher Russia sanctions, meets Zelenskyy for first time since Oval Office blowup
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and President Donald Trump, talk as they attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP U.S. President Donald Trump floated the possibility of stronger sanctions on Moscow in a lengthy […]
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Trump tells Putin to ‘STOP!’ Russian strikes on Kyiv
Trump’s message to Vladimir Putin came a day after the American president said he believed that “Russia is ready” for a peace deal with Ukraine. Source
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